Quick quiz,

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Originally Posted by bob10

Why is shifting responsibility to some one else called passing the buck? Bob

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Something to do with Poker? Can't remember what though. Trying to be good here and not go to google...:)

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Originally Posted by bob10

Got to the top of the class, you are not just a pretty face Ian. Bob

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I won't bother taking my books mate, I'm sure to be back in the dunces' corner. :D

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Originally Posted by bacicat

Something to do with Poker? Can't remember what though. Trying to be good here and not go to google...:)

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Very close, In card games, it was once customary to pass an item, called a buck to indicate whose turn it was to deal. if a player did not wish to deal, they would pass the buck to the next player. Bob
Good night now , sweet dreams, don't let the bed bugs bite, see you in the morning, Bob:D

You should know this one Bob..........without google ;)


"Saved By The Bell"

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Originally Posted by bob10

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In early times, it used to be common for to try to kill an enemy by offering him a poisoned drink. To prove to a guest that a drink was safe, it became customary for a guest to pour a small amount of his drink into the glass of the host. Both men would drink simultaneously. When a guest trusted his host, he would only touch or clink the host's glass with his own. ...

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Actually Bob, F- for you. If you had clicked on bspeka's link you would have read that your post above is apocryphal.

Why is a boxing ring square...

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Originally Posted by Eevo

Why is a boxing ring square...

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. It would be next to impossible to design a circular rope system providing the same flexibility and support that the present system is capable of providing. From a purely mechanical perspective, the square "ring" is the most efficient design.


What about "saved by the bell" ??

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Originally Posted by jerryd

You should know this one Bob..........without google ;)


"Saved By The Bell"

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When the bell signifies the end of a round before the count to ten is completed.

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Originally Posted by isuzurover

Actually Bob, F- for you. If you had clicked on bspeka's link you would have read that your post above is apocryphal.

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:eek: Is that something to do with zombies? Bob ;)

Why, in golf, - where did the term Caddie come from, Bob